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prondzy 3,061

prondzy 3,061

Picked up a HF 20 ton press today. Been watching a lot of youtube videos on modifications made to these to make them nicer. I completed my first mod today, a boat winch to raise and lower the press bed easier, and i have to say it works really slick. Got a knob ordered for the pressure release valve so i dont have to use the jack handle (anyone with one of these presses knows what im talking about and how big of a pain it can be).

There is a metal brake that can be added to these (aftermarket) that looks really nice but i think i need to save my pennies for that one.

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WHX24 21,765

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I guess I'm not seeing the need for the winch for the apron Mike??? I get that old I can't do it by hand come get all my tractors

Guessing you saw my mod for gettin a dash in ??

Only problem I have is the lame stand. Feet needs to be welded solid and anchored to the floor. Too tippy for me otherwise.

Another issue was the bottle jack leaked after a few uses and had to add oil... prolly low to begin with...Chinese go figure...if yours does go get some of this. Worked wonders for a 20 yo crapsman 3 ton floor jack that always leaked. Fleets has it. Other than that for the money ....priceless for home shop.

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prondzy 3,061

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I guess I'm not seeing the need for the winch for the apron Mike??? I get that old I can't do it by hand come get all my tractors

Guessing you saw my mod for gettin a dash in ??

Only problem I have is the lame stand. Feet needs to be welded solid and anchored to the floor. Too tippy for me otherwise.

Another issue was the bottle jack leaked after a few uses and had to add oil... prolly low to begin with...Chinese go figure...if yours does go get some of this. Worked wonders for a 20 yo crapsman 3 ton floor jack that always leaked. Fleets has it. Other than that for the money ....priceless for home shop.

Jim the winch is just for raising and lowering the table. The big plus is being able to change table height with work not tipping off the table when moving pins.

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Looking at that winch setup on a big screen now Mike that ain't a bad idea. I probably have a boat winch laying around with nothing to do.

Did yours come with the angle pieces from the feet to the H or did you add them? ? Mine does not have that and would make it much less tippy. No matter how tight those bottom bolts are it still tips. I didn't want to bolt it down... may rearrange the shop. Also that piece of angle holding the handle... I need to make a little tray for there.

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prondzy 3,061

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Looking at that winch setup on a big screen now Mike that ain't a bad idea. I probably have a boat winch laying around with nothing to do.

Did yours come with the angle pieces from the feet to the H or did you add them? ? Mine does not have that and would make it much less tippy. No matter how tight those bottom bolts are it still tips. I didn't want to bolt it down... may rearrange the shop. Also that piece of angle holding the handle... I need to make a little tray for there.